f62841 ps1734	Auckland v Central Districts
	Plunket Shield 2024/25
Venue	Kennards Hire Community Oval, Auckland on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th March 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Auckland won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Auckland 4 (Batting 3, Bowling 1); Central Districts 6 (Batting 4, Bowling 2)
Umpires	WR Knights, BS Wilson
Referee	TL Anderson
Scorers	EA Campbell, FT Sinclair
Close of play day 1	Central Districts (1) 414/4 (Bruce 212*, Clarkson 23*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Auckland (1) 143/3 (Jacobs 42*, McKenzie 31*; 46 overs)
Close of play day 3	Auckland (2) 13/0 (Solia 10*, O'Donnell 3*; 8 overs)

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JCT Boyle	lbw b Keene	3	11	11	-	-	10
CG Heaphy	c Fletcher b Ferns	39	70	110	5	-	54
BD Schmulian	c Keene b McKenzie	5	18	27	1	-	16
*TC Bruce	c Fletcher b Delport	345	401	564	36	6	223
+D Cleaver	c and b McKenzie	115	193	270	13	1	129
JA Clarkson	not out	166	210	229	15	7	131
WJ Clark	not out	5	6	6	-	-	2
BG Randell	did not bat
JR Lennox	did not bat
TM Annand	did not bat
RL Toole	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 9 lb, 3 nb, 6 w)	22
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 151 overs)	700
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Boyle, 2.5 ov), 2-29 (Schmulian, 8.4 ov), 3-75 (Heaphy, 23.5 ov), 4-367 (Cleaver, 88.2 ov), 5-670 (Bruce, 149.1 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Keene	18	3	55	1	-	-	82	7	-
Gibson	22	5	90	0	-	-	95	15	-
McKenzie	25	5	101	2	1	3	104	13	-
Ferns	24	1	123	1	3	-	87	15	2
Delport	33	2	177	1	-	-	100	12	7
Jacobs	4	1	12	0	1	-	17	1	-
Dixit	20	2	98	0	-	-	65	7	3
O'Donnell	3	0	12	0	1	-	8	-	-
Stackpole	2	0	19	0	-	-	4	-	2

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*SM Solia	c sub (AR Schaw) b Clark	16	40	57	2	-	33
WT O'Donnell	c Cleaver b Toole	30	58	95	5	-	48
SH Dixit	c Cleaver b Randell	19	63	88	3	-	55
B Jacobs	c and b Schaw	157	257	388	20	3	181
JJ McKenzie	c Clark b Annand	37	72	83	6	-	55
+CD Fletcher	c Heaphy b Clarkson	25	61	81	4	-	49
LN Stackpole	c Lennox b Schaw	87	150	206	11	1	108
SB Keene	c Schaw b Annand	11	15	26	1	-	8
LJ Delport	b Schmulian	16	46	54	1	1	38
DK Ferns	c Cleaver b Schaw	3	7	9	-	-	5
MJ Gibson	not out	1	22	32	-	-	21
Extras	(3 b, 9 lb, 2 nb, 5 w)	19
Total	(all out, 131.3 overs)	421
Fall of wickets:
1-40 (Solia, 12.3 ov), 2-56 (O'Donnell, 20.5 ov), 3-97 (Dixit, 34.1 ov), 4-158 (McKenzie, 53.3 ov), 5-214 (Fletcher, 70.5 ov), 6-353 (Jacobs, 112.3 ov), 7-392 (Keene, 117.5 ov), 8-401 (Stackpole, 120.2 ov), 9-405 (Ferns, 122.1 ov), 10-421 (Delport, 131.3 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	16	2	48	1	-	-	76	8	-
Toole	24	7	52	1	4	-	121	7	-
Annand	25	6	84	2	1	2	117	14	-
Clark	8	0	29	1	-	-	33	4	-
Lennox	30	4	107	0	-	-	126	10	4
Clarkson	9	1	25	1	-	-	41	3	-
Schmulian	5.3	2	16	1	-	-	28	2	1
Boyle	2	1	6	0	-	-	9	1	-
Schaw	12	0	42	3	-	-	48	4	-

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Auckland second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*SM Solia	c Heaphy b Annand	11	27	42	2	-	22
WT O'Donnell	c Clark b Schaw	30	109	154	3	-	94
SH Dixit	c Lennox b Boyle	64	119	170	8	-	82
B Jacobs	not out	32	106	120	2	-	86
JJ McKenzie	not out	5	45	59	-	-	41
+CD Fletcher	did not bat
LJ Delport	did not bat
DK Ferns	did not bat
SB Keene	did not bat
MJ Gibson	did not bat
LN Stackpole	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 5 w)	9
Total	(3 wickets, 67.4 overs)	151
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Solia, 10.1 ov), 2-87 (O'Donnell, 35.4 ov), 3-127 (Dixit, 51.4 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Toole	9	4	24	0	2	-	45	4	-
Annand	10	3	17	1	2	-	52	2	-
Lennox	16.4	6	29	0	-	-	80	2	-
Schaw	16	3	38	1	-	-	73	3	-
Clarkson	9	2	26	0	1	-	42	3	-
Schmulian	2	0	3	0	-	-	9	-	-
Boyle	5	1	10	1	-	-	24	1	-

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Notes
--> Central Districts full substitute: AR Schaw for BG Randell (after 79 overs of the Auckland first innings) (concussion)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 113/3 (Bruce 47*, Cleaver 9*; 31 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Central Districts (1) 240/3 (Bruce 120*, Cleaver 59*; 63 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 568/4 (Bruce 288*, Clarkson 97*; 137 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Auckland (1) 40/1 (O'Donnell 20*, Dixit 0*; 13 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Auckland (1) 235/5 (Jacobs 92*, Stackpole 6*; 76 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Auckland (1) 337/5 (Jacobs 152*, Stackpole 41*; 108 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Auckland (2) 97/2 (Dixit 47*, Jacobs 6*; 42 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Auckland (2) 141/3 (Jacobs 23*, McKenzie 4*; 61.4 overs)
--> Central Districts first innings: 50 in 16.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 100 in 30.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 150 in 40.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 200 in 49.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 250 in 65.3 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 300 in 71.5 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 350 in 85.6 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 400 in 92.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 450 in 102.6 overs
--> Central Districts score at 110 overs in the first innings was 484-4
--> Central Districts first innings: 500 in 118.2 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 550 in 132.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 600 in 142.6 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 650 in 146.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 700 in 150.6 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 100 in 37.2 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 150 in 49.6 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 200 in 65.4 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 250 in 80.3 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 300 in 99.3 overs
--> Auckland score at 110 overs in the first innings was 347-5
--> Auckland first innings: 350 in 110.5 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 400 in 120.1 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 50 in 22.4 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 100 in 43 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 150 in 67.1 overs
--> LN Stackpole made his debut in First-Class matches
--> LN Stackpole made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> TC Bruce (1) 50 in 77 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> TC Bruce (1) 100 in 133 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> TC Bruce (1) 150 in 192 balls with 19 fours and 2 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) 200 in 248 balls with 26 fours and 2 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) passed his previous highest score of 208 in First-Class matches
--> TC Bruce (1) passed his previous highest score of 208 in Plunket Shield matches
--> TC Bruce (1) 250 in 308 balls with 30 fours and 3 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) 300 in 379 balls with 31 fours and 4 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 152
--> D Cleaver (1) 50 in 97 balls with 8 fours
--> D Cleaver (1) 100 in 179 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> JA Clarkson (1) 50 in 68 balls with 9 fours
--> JA Clarkson (1) 100 in 176 balls with 14 fours
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in Plunket Shield matches
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in First-Class matches
--> JA Clarkson (1) 150 in 207 balls with 15 fours and 5 sixes
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 18
--> SH Dixit (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in First-Class matches
--> SH Dixit (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Plunket Shield matches
--> B Jacobs (1) 50 in 83 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
--> B Jacobs (1) passed his previous highest score of 80 in Plunket Shield matches
--> B Jacobs (1) made his first century in Plunket Shield matches
--> B Jacobs (1) passed his previous highest score of 80 in First-Class matches
--> B Jacobs (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> B Jacobs (1) 100 in 163 balls with 15 fours and 2 sixes
--> B Jacobs (1) 150 in 243 balls with 20 fours and 3 sixes
--> LN Stackpole (1) 50 in 122 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> SH Dixit (2) passed his previous highest score of 19 in First-Class matches
--> SH Dixit (2) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Plunket Shield matches
--> SH Dixit (2) 50 in 91 balls with 6 fours
--> AR Schaw achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed B Jacobs in the Auckland first innings (previous best was 0-13)
--> AR Schaw achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed B Jacobs in the Auckland first innings (previous best was 0-13)
--> TC Bruce (30) and D Cleaver (14) added 50 in 69 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (57) and D Cleaver (36) added 100 in 121 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (92) and D Cleaver (53) added 150 in 208 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (125) and D Cleaver (68) added 200 in 271 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (144) and D Cleaver (96) added 250 in 324 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (30) and JA Clarkson (14) added 50 in 69 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (57) and JA Clarkson (36) added 100 in 121 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (92) and JA Clarkson (53) added 150 in 208 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (125) and JA Clarkson (68) added 200 in 271 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (144) and JA Clarkson (96) added 250 in 324 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (156) and JA Clarkson (139) added 300 in 360 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> B Jacobs (19) and JJ McKenzie (32) added 50 in 89 balls for the Auckland 4th wicket in the first innings
--> B Jacobs (19) and CD Fletcher (32) added 50 in 89 balls for the Auckland 5th wicket in the first innings
--> B Jacobs (19) and LN Stackpole (32) added 50 in 89 balls for the Auckland 6th wicket in the first innings
--> B Jacobs (60) and LN Stackpole (34) added 100 in 198 balls for the Auckland 6th wicket in the first innings
--> WT O'Donnell (15) and SH Dixit (32) added 50 in 97 balls for the Auckland 2nd wicket in the second innings

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